I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 66
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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 66
Then the Duke’s face suddenly hardened.
“Come in.”
“Hello. Young mas— Gerald.”
Marine, who entered the office expecting only the Duke to be there, started to call him as usual but quickly changed her address upon spotting Oliver and Butler Sebastian.
“Young master, it’s been a while since I heard that.”
The Duke never missed her mistakes.
Marine pursed her lips, then glanced at Oliver and Butler Sebastian before giving an awkward smile.
Sweet fiancée mode!
“Gerald looks so young to my eyes that I misspoke. Ho ho ho.”
“Pfft.”
“Hup.”
She could see both men suppressing their laughter, their shoulders shaking.
This isn’t working either? Ugh. Playing the role of someone in love is difficult.
I should have dated to know how.
Marine wanted to tear at her hair and clenched her itching fingers tightly with both hands.
One corner of the Duke’s mouth lifted slightly.
“So what brings you to someone who looks so young?”
He’s teasing me again.
“I came to work.”
Marine grumbled inwardly as she stated her purpose for visiting the office.
“Work?”
“Yes. Although I am Gerald’s fiancée, I’m also the Aide’s assistant.”
Marine glanced at Oliver standing near the Duke as she continued.
“I stopped by the Aide’s administrative office first on my way here.”
“Did you? You don’t need to do that anymore.”
Oliver looked at her with a surprised expression.
“Am I being fired?”
Marine stared at Oliver with a face dripping with regret.
In fact, since the Duke was no longer sensitive to sounds, there was no need for her to read reports to him.
The money from the employment engagement was already enormous.
However, the money earned from assistant work was another source of income. Wouldn’t it be better to earn money from both sides?
Oliver looked at her with a troubled expression, but the answer came from elsewhere.
“Do as you wish.”
“Thank you.”
Marine smiled happily with a grin, then looked at the documents in Oliver’s hands.
“Shall I read that first?”
“Ah, this is fine.”
Oliver awkwardly hid the documents behind him. Butler Sebastian’s expression also suddenly stiffened.
Classified documents or something like that?
Marine quickly suppressed her curiosity.
“You may leave.”
The Duke turned his head toward the two men and commanded.
“Yes.”
“I’ll come see you again later.”
After the two left, the office became quiet.
“Duke.”
“To avoid mistakes like earlier, just stick to one form of address.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“It seems you have something else to say?”
“Um, you know that your nephews are staying in the annex where I’m staying?”
“Yes. Those children wanted to stay in the annex.”
“Ah…”
Marine trailed off with a hesitant expression. The nephews probably hadn’t thought there would be other occupants in that annex.
“Is it uncomfortable?”
“No. I’m fine, but I think your nephews might be uncomfortable.”
Marine honestly shared her thoughts.
“It’s their choice. Don’t worry about it.”
But I’m really worried about it.
Marine swallowed her inner thoughts and changed the subject.
“Then when should I start being a tutor? Should I take care of the third nephew and youngest nephew?”
“…It seems like I’m giving you too much work.”
What’s with that apologetic expression?
She had reached the level where she could read expressions on the Duke’s expressionless face.
Well done, me!
“Well, that’s true. Assistant to Oliver in the morning, tutor in the afternoon, reading books in the evening, and playing the fiancée role in between. Oh, I’ll receive a separate salary for tutoring. It’s different from the fiancée role.”
His lips relaxed slightly at her confident tone.
“Are you planning to make a solid profit from this opportunity?”
“That’s right. This kind of opportunity only comes once in a lifetime.”
When Marine replied with a proud voice, the Duke raised his head as if looking at her.
If he could see, he probably would have stared intently, right? Won’t he open his eyes just a little?
She wanted to see those pretty eyes again.
Open your eyes. Open your eyes.
“What are you thinking about again?”
“Ah! Did I say that out loud?”
“You did. Temporary always does that when she’s quiet.”
“No, I don’t.”
Marine swallowed a sigh inwardly and quickly denied it. Fortunately, she hadn’t said it out loud, so she didn’t get caught.
“There’s something I haven’t mentioned yet.”
“Yes. Please tell me.”
“Youngest Peridot has speech disorder. He was with my sister until almost the very end, so he seems to have been greatly shocked.”
“Ah…”
Marine recalled Peridot whom she saw at the party hall last night.
The face of the child who kept trying to hide behind his sister’s skirt with a frightened expression had been haggard.
“So it might be difficult to start tutoring right away.”
“Then I’ll approach him slowly.”
“Do as you wish.”
“Yes.”
“…Anything else to say?”
The Duke asked hesitantly, as if pondering something.
Marine tilted her head and thought. Was there anything else to say?
“Nothing.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“It’s fortunate that I have nothing to say?”
“Yes.”
Gerald relaxed his shoulders that had been tense upon realizing that piece of trash didn’t exist in her mind.
It felt like a tie that had been choking his neck was loosening. Relief washed over his entire body.
And the moment he felt such emotions, his body stiffened again.
Why? What was she to him that he felt such relief?
Gerald’s head turned toward her. Though he couldn’t see, her presence felt even more vivid because of it.
Her fresh fragrance, her sweet voice, the sound of her gently beating heart.
“Gerald, am I talking too much perhaps?”
She asked in a sulky voice after pondering earnestly by herself.
His stiff body gradually relaxed and a smile naturally formed on his lips.
Right. Why would he need to worry about what she meant to him? She would always be by his side like this.
“You’re just realizing that now?”
“Wow, I’m just realizing it now. Was I really that chatty…?”
Her voice grumbling to herself was as refreshing as a small bird chirping.
Gerald leaned back deeply in his chair and savored her voice.
* * *
Peridot lifted a spoonful of soup then put it back down.
“Peridot, eat a little more. You didn’t eat anything yesterday either.”
The child shook his head and stared blankly out the window.
“The food in the Western Region isn’t very good.”
Garnet, who had been nibbling on bread, grumbled and put her bread down.
“I think it’s delicious though?”
Rubiana cut the soft bread, spread plenty of butter on it, and put it in her mouth.
“Then you can eat plenty.”
Garnet moved the steak from her plate to Rubiana’s plate.
Dia, who had been forcing herself to eat soup, also put down her spoon soon as it felt gritty like there was sand in her mouth.
“Why can’t everyone eat properly?”
Rubiana looked at Dia, Garnet, and Peridot, who had all grown noticeably thinner, with worried eyes.
“Yawn. I told you, the Western Region food just doesn’t suit us.”
Garnet grumbled and yawned long. Dark shadows lay beneath her eyes.
“Sister Garnet, are you sleepy? Go get some sleep.”
Garnet rolled her eyes to glance at Dia, then shook her head.
“No. I’m fine.”
“Come on, Garnet. I’ll stay with Peridot, so go sleep.”
“You haven’t been sleeping either, sister. I’ll stay with Peridot, so you sleep first.”
Even as the sisters pushed each other to sleep first, Peridot just stared out the window with empty eyes.
“Just both of you go sleep. I’ll stay with Peridot.”
Rubiana spoke confidently, but her sisters casually ignored her words. Hmph.
* * *
Marine, who had left the Duke’s office, ran into the Duke’s nephews who were out for a walk right at the entrance to the path leading to the annex.
They were still dressed in black mourning clothes.
“Hello.”
Marine, who hadn’t expected to encounter them, hurriedly bowed her head slightly in greeting.
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